Yancey (variant spelling Yancy) was a teacher in Hart County, KY in 1850 and a farmer in Barren County, KY in 1860. He enlisted as a private in Co. C of 2nd KY Cavalry on October 11, 1861. He is listed as a deserter on April 30, 1863. Dates on the various records conflict, but he was taken prisoner in Simpson County, KY on June 25, 1863 and sent to Louisville, KY on July 16. He was moved to Camp Morton in Indiana on August 9, 1863, and then to Camp Douglas in Chicago, IL on August 18, 1863. On March 25, 1864, he took the oath of allegiance. Notes on this indicate he "believes the Jeff Davis Govt is a military despotism. Would rather remain in prison than go back. Wants to take the oath."
After the war, he moved to Tennessee where he was a farmer in Smith County in 1880. Yancey died on August 18, 1885 and is buried in the Roe-Wilson Cemetery in Rock City, TN.
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